After a long pause, he calmed himself down and spoke:
"The layout of your room is quite reasonable, and there are quite a few good things there."
"Most of the items are in good condition, but there are still many shortcomings. First of all, the items are too mixed up. Calligraphy and paintings, porcelain, woodenware, and bronzeware are all mixed together, which is not good because they require different storage conditions."
After listening to Lao Qin's description, Chen Dong looked around and realized it was true. This room was truly all-encompassing; it could be used as a general store.
Could you elaborate on what the shortcomings are?
"These are generally factors such as light, humidity, temperature, harmful gases, mold, and pests."
"First of all, the lights here are too bright. Lighting has a great impact on ancient paintings, and it also has some impact on other antiques."
Chen Dong looked around and saw that the room's light was a regular incandescent bulb, about forty watts.
Okay, I'll have Old Li change the light bulbs here later, and replace them with 15-watt ones.
“Items like lacquerware and calligraphy and paintings also have temperature requirements; 15 to 18 degrees Celsius is the most suitable. As for humidity, 55 to 65 percent relative humidity is the most suitable.”
"Of course, there's nothing we can do about the fact that you don't have air conditioning here right now. We can't ask for too much, but it will definitely have an impact."
Chen Dong turned around and said to Tiger, "When you get back, install an air conditioner here and keep the humidity in this room up."
"Calligraphy and paintings are susceptible to insects. The insect prevention measures are quite good; we've put mothballs in here. Keep it up," Old Qin said, opening the cabinet containing the scrolls.
Chen Dong didn't need to go closer to smell the faint scent of mothballs and camphor balls coming from inside.
"The scrolls can't be placed directly in the cabinet like this. You should find a wooden box to put them in. They can't be placed against the wall, nor can they be too close to the ground. The ones you have now are a bit too close to the ground."
Indeed, even the bottom shelf of the cabinet contained scrolls, which was still quite close to the ground.
"Fortunately, the room is relatively dry, which is good; it seems they put in some effort. However, this level of humidity isn't ideal for lacquerware like the Deer Ear Square Zun."
Hearing what Lao Qin said, Chen Dong couldn't help but sigh, "Professional matters really should be left to professionals."
Old Qin only glanced at it twice, yet he was able to raise so many questions and speak eloquently about the preservation of antique calligraphy and paintings.
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